New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
CAUGHT FROM MANY LIPS
HINTS AND BITS OF CHAT FROM VISITORS
TON NETWORK AND OTHERS.

HINTS AND BITS OF CHAT FROM VISITORS
NETWORK AND OTHERS.
One Of tho biggest men In Congress, physioslly and
mentally, L. sTom" Reed. Of Name His ability Is
conceded everywhere and he 10 the aoknowiedsoo
ieader OF the Republican, OF that body he mas .
Eeeu sense OF humor. few days ago thoro was Peo-
lshed In NowYork paper series OF outline ske'cne'
cf the legs Of prominent members OF Congress. mr.
Eeeds biz limbs came 10 for illustration. do was In
Nev.York on business tho past week. and some ono
downtown thrust copy of this paper under his nose
Oh. yea have seen that" WAS Mr.. Reeds remark
and the first thing did to out 1t cut and send
Of It to tailor up in Ss Msns hair SaS b. "ass
bimsei Cd heing tho best trousersmaker outside OF
Gotham They are pr.y good PAR na legs .ss thss
they hold me up pretty we'll under all oroumstanccs
The mastsr. mind of tho East Tennessee Railroad
system 10 generally considered to b. General Samuel
Thorn a who Is famlarly spoken OF by the shortening
OF his name to Sam" The General Is elegant IN ap-
pearsnce. ~th handsome face. curling hair ana gray
mustache, keen eyes and pleasant mannera no anu
Calvin & Brice are like Damon and Pythtas In tne'r
business relations Mr.. Broe not 90 we'll favored oy
nature. although New York has greatly improved aim
One Of bis old Western friends said that when Mr.:
Brce still struggling lawyer before no en.eroa
the railroad business he was not only ordnAr! io'A
ing but ornery" He has GOT ton over that certamy
General Thomas himself makes occasonal allusion
day: think Brces hair when first knew him T" @s
what Butthorne' would call utterly utter 1t was
literally uncomfortable II used to stand out from DIS
head n great wry shock after the fashion Of potcu
piue. Brice sat In our Office in Columbus ono day
looking out ova the Scioo River as the sun was gon
down. I came In st the door when all ths rsys o.
light seemed TO DO showered on his head ana tn,a.
never saw any suoa sight In my lite: 1t seemed 70
me IL was the most brilliantly hued head OF hair that
e7er covered mans head ltN q pretty long head.
however. and New-York BARRIERS have bceL able 70
In those days"
Stories about the late John T. Raymond and his In
vetera,o joking habit sre floating around One s tod
at the expense Of his frieud Billy " Florence. 1t
seems that Florence was once called upon at st.
Stephen's Church to pass the contribution box. Ray
mond sat at tho head Of OF the pswa As Florence
reached BY him to pass the box the further end OF
the pew Raymond In . hoarse whisper said Say
Billy, will match you for what is In the boz 1t
said that Florence would not speak to Ray mond tor
mean Of you." h. said 10 Raymond When they made
up to offer to match me when you knew that oouid
not accept"
H. c. Parsons of Natural Bridge, Virginia, says that
General I" Phil" Sheridan 10 making up party oi
friends to take long horseback ride down through
the Shenandoah Valley, tho scene OF his old cavalry
exploits. Tho party will start some time next month
Senator Don Cameron will be one oi the number
The tormer Commissioner Of Pensions, General w.
W. Dudley OF indiana, Il pursuing business with the
same energy that he formerly showed in pclitics He
10 heavy set with dark complexion. jet black
hair and mustache through which the silver threads
beginning TO show He has wooden leg but
carries himself ell by the assistance OF cane
that the loss Ia scarcely peroeptbio He Is banker
at Washington with an inclination to investments in
street cars and cableroad properties He had just
concluded srran gements for the building of cable
road at ST. Psul Minneeota, five miles in length The
principal capitalist in the scheme 10 Thomas Lowrey,
VIII, is one OF tho active OF she rising crop OF the
Northwest miliio naires. General Dudley has great
iaith in vestmonts u the West And Northwest and
says that the period of development there has only
Iust begun. Speaking in general way he said :
| Wherever you mako Investigations west OF Chicago
and St Louis, you find that the territory bas been
| barely scratched over. Missouri anu Kansas, Ne
ments 1t Ia the same In Wisconsin and In Minnesota.
he new iron fields 10 Wisconsin are scarcely in their
infancy Railroads are being pushed In everv direction
| Population Ia flowing in. wealth .ccumuating and
| general prosperity resulting everywhere"
II 10 reported that x-Senstoi Stephen w. Dorsey
succeeded in dsposing OF largo traot OF his Nsw
Mexico lands to . foreign syndoate. He vent abroad
time ago for that purpose The understanding Ia
that the sale will mako him millionaire again The
hospitality that Mr. Dorsey shows to tho guess at his
ranch was the subject OF conversaton In group OF
newspaper mcn tho other day. when Q wellknown
| correspondent, who visited him year two ago,
| said. GIi should never know any thing more about
tho thrce days was at his ranch, shOnld always
have warm side for him. The attentions that be paid
mo showed him to 10 the YER, soul OF hospitality.
| rcmomber how weary and travel-stained was when
| I te.cned his house late at night. hsd scarcely
opened my eyes the morning when tho servant came
In with the Senator'S compliments and cocktail and
bottle Of wh,skey q salvor that might take my
choce OF an ey s-opeuer When had prepared TO rise
the attendant up with the suggestion from the
Seuat-r that q warm hath ready and would have
IL 81. L.tk l..l
another eyo-opener and wont down to meet the Sen
aor ho bad been MP tor some time. His family had
| breakfAsted earlier hour but he had waited for
me aud bad q royal breakfast together. with liquors
| aud cigars aftcrward. Then VIC went to hn billiard
| room where enjoyed ourselves. 1t vas the same
y ssI DAY nsSSEh my s.'o an
| pay to another Dorsey paid to me-
In front OF . grocery store In Bloecker-st. ncaI
| Brosdway,I discovered the other day sign on
basket OF eggs which read as follows: Fresh egg,
guaranteed Every egg dated"
Albert Bierstadt the artist, chatting the Other
DAY about picture sales when no remarked that Joht
Wanamaker's purchase of Munkacsy's CT rst before
Pilsts was made without the purchaser having
the painting. The representative OF Mr. Wanamake'
who lives in NewYork conducted all the negotiation
| with Mr. S~delmeyer. and the transfer was made be
| foro Nr. Wanamaker came over to view his new pos
| session
| Hf. D60enoyor, VINO IL tuo uRent LOT MunkhCLy ant
one OF tho largest picture dealers In France oonte
pstos opening branch house In this city, lie has beer
a guest at tho Hoffman House tor several lays and i
n said that 10 has another sohemo hand besides thu
upening OF bta anch srt sao so,e. Ho has leased to
another year the ,wcnty-third Street Tabernacle IL
| which Munkaosy's picture has been exhibited ant
oontempiales making there q perpetual and ever
changing art exhibition to bo replenshed the po
lures are sold by purchases from the best masters
Europe 1t Is reported that his project goes ever
l s1,an
liar art exhibitions several large cities. such
PHILADELPHIA Cinoinnat, Chicago sud ST. Louis II Il
| au extensive scheme which would require larg
amount of money aud great business tact The capita
Tor such projects has always been readily forthc0
and it 10 proba lie that Mr. Sodemey will TO allie
carry out his ideas. lie thinks that the sci enc
ouly comprchen0s q handsome profit for those who
interested 10 IT, but grAtu vi advance in TINS cOuntr
u art education which would prohtable the deal
| ers In Tho future.